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In Memory

Terry Jaffie (McGrath) - Class of 1964

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bedminster - Terry D. McGrath (nee Jaffie), 72, of Bedminster, formerly of Upper Saddle River, passed away on Saturday, October 13, 2018.  Terry worked for Dr. Janet Robertson in Bernardsville as a Registered Nurse. 

 

One of Terry's joys in life was caring for her horses Skip, Starbuck and Strider.  She was a former member of the Old Paramus Reformed Church in Ridgewood and a former member of the Upper Saddle River Ambulance Corp.

 

Cherished wife of 50 years to Francis "Joe"McGrath.  Beloved mother of Jaime McGrath and his wife Phoebe of Mahwah, and Corey McGrath and his wife Melissa of Kinnelon.  Devoted grandmother of Aiden, Allison, Shaun and Madison.  Dear sister of Marlene Jaffie of Mahwah and aunt of Vikki Perkins and her husband Geremy of Park Ridge, and Ian Walsh of Bloomingdale.

 

Family will receive friends on Wednesday, October 17, 2018 from 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm and Thursday, October 18, 2018 from 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm and 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm at the Vander Plaat Memorial Home, 113 South Farview Avenue, Paramus.  Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 am on Friday, October 19, 2018 at the Vander Plaat Memorial Home. Interment George Washington Memorial Park, Paramus.

 

As an expression of sympathy, memorial contributions in Terry's memory may be made to Boys and Girls Club of Paterson, 264 21st, Paterson, NJ 07501.

 

 

 

 
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10/15/18 08:31 PM #1    

Kenny "Tash" Tashian (1964)

 

I've knew Terry since Paramus High opened, when 6th graders attended that first year.  Her husband Joe and I have been the best of friends since the early days at Shop Rite on Rte. 17, where Joe and many of the kids from the neighborhood worked.  I don't recall how Joe met Terry, but I do know that she was the love of his life.  Fifty + years ago I was Joe's best man at their wedding.

 

It's natural to make people more than they were in life, but not so with Terry.  You couldn't ask for a smarter, kinder, gentler, gracious, and funnier friend than Terry.  She was always up for a fun time, but grounded as a mother and wife.  This is gut-wrenching for all of us who knew her, a loss beyond words.

 

Her obituary below doesn't say enough about who she was, but that would be impossible.  She was so much more than could ever be expressed in words.  My heart breaks for Joe, a one of a kind, whose only love was Terry. 

 

 

Rest In Peace Terry.  All of us loved you.

 

 

 

 


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